Common Game
Restrictions for Online Casino Bonuses
by Mike
Harrison, Strategy and Games
WriterIn our previous internet gambling tip
to cap off the month of January, we discussed cash
bonuses, and how reload bonuses may or may not be suitable
for players returning to make additional deposits with an
online casino. Depending on the terms and conditions of
the bonus, which include wager requirements, possible
gaming restrictions, withdrawal limitations and
potentially all kinds of red tape and fine writing, a free
cash bonus is not always in a player's best interest.
One
of the first things a player should investigate about a
bonus are the game restrictions. For example, it is not
uncommon to find online casinos offering welcome bonuses
that can only be withdrawn when the wager requirement is
met by playing
online slot machines. Some sites go one step
further and offer two separate welcome bonuses - one for
slot machines, and the other for table games (usually
excluding certain forms of blackjack).
As for what we like
to call the overall bonus, this type of free cash bonus
will allow the wager requirement to be met by playing all
games, with the condition that each game contributes a
different percentage. For instance, bets made at games
with a higher Casinos Edge typically will count 100%
toward meeting the wager requirement, while bets made at
games with a low House Edge (such as blackjack or craps),
will count a lower percentage, say around 10%.
Let us say
the wager requirement is to gamble 30x on a $100 bonus.
This equates to betting $3,000 in stakes before being
eligible to withdraw the bonus. If you were to play a game
that contributed 10%, then for every $1 wagered, only $.10
would go to meeting the $3,000 play-through. Obviously, it
makes sense to select a bonus that is suited to the casino
games you will likely be playing.
After you have
determined what the game restrictions are for a potential
free cash bonus, you should then verify what the actual
wager requirement (play-through) is. Two equal gaming
sites offering bonuses with acceptable game restrictions
and different wager requirements could very well be the
deciding factor on who you open an account with.
In our
next tip to start off the month of February 2007, we will go over yet even more bonus terms and
conditions that players should be the know about.
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